 Re: kidney failure ....... ?
[Re: Dragan Miletic ]
#313894 - 01/27/2011 08:10 PM |
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"I haven't taken a good care of the treasure that I have and the charm is gone, probably in my life I will never find anything like that any more. There are probably amazing dogs with amazing abilities, but this is a very unique one. My heart is broken, and this is one more thing I cannot forgive myself. "
I urge that you focus on the unique treasure in front of you.
"Heart is broken" and "cannot forgive myself" are both, IMHO, wallowing in negativity, and counterproductive for the mental health (and I too believe strongly in the mind-body connection) of the dog and you, the dog's most important person.
Honestly, I would make it a priority to knock it off; I'd say to you: Thank your lucky stars that a condition that kills dogs, both spayed and intact*, has not killed yours.
Calm leadership emanating from the pack leader is a primary need of our dogs. The strong perception that the pack is solid and that no rupture, weakness, and anxiety have cracked it -- this is security for a dog.
*I meant that even the surgery is no guarantee that the condition won't kill a dog
Edited by Connie Sutherland (01/27/2011 09:22 PM)
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Re: kidney failure ....... ?
[Re: Dragan Miletic ]
#313897 - 01/27/2011 08:19 PM |
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Dragan,
I, too, have had one of those once in a lifetime dogs. He was a springer spaniel named Joshie. There was never a doubt in my mind that he would have put his life on the line to save mine. I lost him almost 5 years ago and I still think of him every day.
Drina is your little miracle girl now and although you probably won't ever find another Drina you will at some time find another wonderful little dog who will be miraculous in it's own right. I never thought it would be possible, either, but I now have a wonderful little Malinois that is my pride and joy and makes me laugh everyday. No, he's not Joshie and he will never be Joshie. But he is truly my new little miraculous boy.
I'm glad that Drina is doing better. All of us are thinking of you. You're little girl will be home with you in a day or two and you'll start to feel better as well. You've done a very brave thing. Be very proud of yourself.
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Re: kidney failure ....... ?
[Re: Dana Martin ]
#313898 - 01/27/2011 08:24 PM |
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"Drina is your little miracle girl now and although you probably won't ever find another Drina you will at some time find another wonderful little dog who will be miraculous in it's own right."
Yes. Focus on it. Don't lose that joy. It would be a terrible waste not to feel it, live it, love it every moment. It's a blessing.
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Re: kidney failure ....... ?
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#313901 - 01/27/2011 08:28 PM |
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OT: Connie,
"that a condition that kills dogs, both spayed and intact",
I didn't think spayed dogs could get pyometra; since the uterus, the source of infection, is removed with a spay sergery?
ty in advance.
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[Re: Dragan Miletic ]
#313903 - 01/27/2011 08:41 PM |
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Spaying (ovariohysterectomy) completely and promptly removes the infection, prevents uterine rupture and peritonitis, and of course prevents recurrence, in most cases. Spayed animals do very rarely develop pyometra in the uterine stump. Even so, ovariohysterectomy is currently considered the most effective and safest treatment.
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#313904 - 01/27/2011 08:48 PM |
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A spayed dog can have a "stump pyometra" if there is a large remnant of the cervix remaining, easy to do in a deep chested dog, or a fat dog, or a dog spayed in heat, or pregnant, or one that's had multiple heat cycles.
In a dog that is
"pointer" sized, the distance from the ovary to the base of the cervix can be over a foot. It can feel like you are putting a dangerous amount of traction on the cervix
trying to pull it up from down near the vulva to the incision near her belly button. Sometimes the surgeon can leave just a hair too much cervix.
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Re: kidney failure ....... ?
[Re: Theresa MacDonal ]
#313905 - 01/27/2011 08:48 PM |
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Dana, thanks a lot. I have regrets in my life, just like anyone, just don't like adding more. I can't explain how I feel right now. I just hope Drina will be fine, but for her, this is a horrible nightmare. Being alone, tied, she feels that she has lost her family forever. I will certainly try to take her home tomorrow, if at all possible.
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#313907 - 01/27/2011 08:55 PM |
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She is stoned right now, but she feels SO much better than she did this morning.
This morning she was frightened, dogs know when they are in deep trouble, I'm convinced of that. Now she is getting better and I guarantee you she knows that too.
Rest easy, your actions saved her, you've done nothing wrong here, nothing.She could have died on the table at 8 mos old if you'd spayed her then.
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#313909 - 01/27/2011 09:14 PM |
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TY, Betty,
I knew surgery was the only recourse once infected;
I didn't know it could develop after a spay.
Since a lot of the "push" to spay dogs is to prevent pyometra, since it isn't supposed to occur in spayed females; this info puts a "new" spin on it, in a way.
ty, for your reply!
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Re: kidney failure ....... ?
[Re: Lynne Peck ]
#313910 - 01/27/2011 09:18 PM |
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Spaying (ovariohysterectomy) completely and promptly removes the infection, prevents uterine rupture and peritonitis, and of course prevents recurrence, in most cases. Spayed animals do very rarely develop pyometra in the uterine stump. Even so, ovariohysterectomy is currently considered the most effective and safest treatment.
Well, I actually meant that even the emergency spaying doesn't guarantee continued life. I meant that the owner should be counting his blessings that the spaying appears to have "worked." But this is interesting that even the stump can develop it. I had no idea .... TY!
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